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sucker growths that rise from stoloniferous roots too 
far from stake or trellis to admit of their ready support. 
More than this, it should also consist of a reduction of 
the canes issuing from the crown, leaving only three to 
THE STRAWBERRY-RASPBERRY ! 
(Rubus S orbifolius ) 
five of the strongest, as may be needed to afford a full 
crop of high-class fruit, and fill up the trellis when the 
1 The so-called Strawberry - Raspberry is a recent import from 
Japan and the Himalayas. In appearance the fruits partake some- 
what of the character both of the strawberry and of the raspberry, 
though the plant is a distinct species and notthe hybrid which its name 
might seem to imply, It is quite hardy, very beautiful and very prolific. 
The fruits are sweet, lacking acidity, but they are pleasant in flavour 
and bright red in colour. 
